Research Article

Clinicopathological Features and Prognostic Factors of Colorectal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

Table 1

The clinicopathological characteristics of 68 colorectal neuroendocrine neoplasm patients.

Variance Rectal NEN
() (patients [%])
Colonic NEN
() (patients [%])

GenderNS
 Male26 (60.5)18 (72.0)
 Female17 (39.5)7 (28.0)
Age0.012
 ≤6031 (72.1)10 (40.0)
 >6012 (27.9)15 (60.0)
Size (mm)0.000
 1–1030 (69.8)0 (0)
 11–206 (13.9)2 (8.0)
 ≥217 (16.3)23 (92.0)
T-0.000
 T126 (60.5)0 (0)
 T29 (20.9)1 (4.0)
 T34 (9.3)12 (48.0)
 T44 (9.3)12 (48.0)
0.000
 N037 (86.0)10 (40.0)
 N16 (14.0)15 (60.0)
0.000
 M038 (88.4)12 (48.0)
 M15 (11.6)13 (52.0)
Stage0.000
 I25 (58.1)0 (0)
 II9 (21.0)4 (16.0)
 III4 (9.3)8 (32.0)
 IV5 (11.6)13 (52.0)
0.001
 NET
33 (76.7)9 (36.0)
 NEC8 (18.6)
8 (32.0)
 MANEC2 (4.7)
8 (32.0)
Ki-67 index (%)
NS
 ≤2
20 (46.5)
7 (28.0)
 3–204 (9.3)2 (8.0)
 >20
8 (18.6)8 (32.0)
 Unclear11 (25.6)8 (32.0)

-classification, N-classification, M-classification, and stages I, II, III, and IV according to the 7th AJCC TNM staging system.
classification according to WHO 2010.